Protests Over Brazilian Oil Auction Rock Rio
As international oil companies bid for rights to explore a vast oil field off the Brazilian coast at an auction in a swanky Rio de Janeiro hotel, protesters massed outside and clashed with police. They were angry at the state selling off national assets to outside interests rather than licensing it to the country’s own companies.
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People protesting against the auction of the Libra oil field, Brazil's largest single offshore find, surround a official government car before the auction at the Barra da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 21, 2013.